"I'm sure it's a source of deep pain and perpetual regret at the Maserati factory that they didn't have your resumes in hand at the time so the design work could have been done the right way and the subsequent owners could now have completely trouble free machines."
I'd be surprised if 90% of the engineers at Maserati didn't know that design was shit the day it left the drawing board. Anyone who's worked in a factory knows that all too often the final design is one influenced by timelines, budgets, NIH, and the old downfall - pride. We can argue all day about resumes but there's no arguing that design has no place in a production vehicle. It might be OK for a race engine (?) that will be expertly assembled and doesn't need to last long or see a wide variety of service conditions.
The proof is in the pudding.....
I'd be surprised if 90% of the engineers at Maserati didn't know that design was shit the day it left the drawing board. Anyone who's worked in a factory knows that all too often the final design is one influenced by timelines, budgets, NIH, and the old downfall - pride. We can argue all day about resumes but there's no arguing that design has no place in a production vehicle. It might be OK for a race engine (?) that will be expertly assembled and doesn't need to last long or see a wide variety of service conditions.
The proof is in the pudding.....